Dynand Fariz
Indonesian designerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Deaths on April 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 17, 2026.
Xia Suisheng
Chinese surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantationDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
John McEnery
British actor (Nicholas and AlexandraDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Dave Treadway
Canadian freestyle skierDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Warren Adler
American author (The War of the Roses)Died on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Barbara Bush
American political figureDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Michael D. Healy
American military officerDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Barney A. Ebsworth
American business executive (Build-A-Bear Workshop) and art collectorDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Carl Kasell
American radio broadcaster and journalist (Morning EditionDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Acácio Pereira Magro
Portuguese politicianDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Giant’s Causeway
American racehorseDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Alejandro Rojas Wainer
Chilean politician and academicDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
John Amirante
American anthem singer (New York Rangers)Died on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Florea Dumitrescu
Romanian politicianDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Jakow Riabow
Russian politicianDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Deborah Coleman
American blues musicianDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Dona Ivone Lara
Brazilian singer and composerDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Alan Lloyd
British writer and journalistDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Amoroso Katamsi
Indonesian actor (Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI)Died on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Kenneth Meyers
American judgeDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Paul Singer
Brazilian economistDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Ali Zainab Nielsen
Nigerian singerDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Kevin Wortman
American ice hockey player (Calgary FlamesDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Waqar Ahmad Shah
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Matthew Mellon
American billionaire investorDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
David Edgerton
American entrepreneurDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Barbora Horáčková
Czech archerDied on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Shōichi Watanabe
Japanese scholar and historical revisionistDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Vimala Gowda
Indian politicianDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Hein-Direck Neu
German discus throwerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Arcan Cetin
20Died on Monday April 17th 2017
Johnny Carlyle
Scottish ice hockey playerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Rita Orlandi-Malaspina
Italian opera singerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Willy Cruz
Filipino songwriter and composerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Devineni Nehru
Indian politicianDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Othman Wok
Singaporean politicianDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Satrio Budihardjo Joedono
Indonesian economistDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Carol Cuffy-Dowlat
Trinidadian politician and radio hostDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Bona Medeiros
Brazilian politicianDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Raymond Reisser
French racing cyclistDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Chaïm Nissim
Israeli-born Swiss anti-nuclear activist and politicianDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Alfonso Yuchengco
Filipino industrialist and diplomatDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Giorgio Bàrberi Squarotti
Italian literary criticDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Jean Bernabé
French writerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
James Haughton
American civil rights activistDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Cyril Leonoff
Canadian civil engineer and historianDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Elton Spitzer
American radio executive (WLIR)Died on Sunday April 17th 2016
Bettye Caldwell
American educatorDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Clifton C. Garvin
American businessmanDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Sergey Malyutin
Russian footballer FC Kaluga)Died on Sunday April 17th 2016
Luis Horacio Gomez González
Colombian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Nicolas Tikhomiroff
French photographerDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Toshiro Konishi
Japanese chefDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Trần Phước Thọ
Vietnamese football playerDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Tiga Bayles
Australian radio presenter and indigenous rights activistDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Bruce Mansfield
Australian radio and television personalityDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Jeanette Bonnier
Swedish journalistDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Joe Hutter
American politicianDied on Friday April 17th 2015
Albert Messiah
French physicistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Gerald W. Lynch
American academicDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Bi Kidude
c. 100Died on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Kauko Kangasniemi
Finnish weightlifterDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Carlos Graça
São Tomé and Príncipe politicianDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Bernard Gilmore
American composerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Gerino Gerini
Italian racing driverDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Viktor Zhivov
Russian philologistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Sita Chan
Hong Kong pop singerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
K.P. Bhaskar
Indian classical dance pioneerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Ella Waldek
c. 83Died on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Stan Vickers
British Olympic bronze long distance walker (1960)Died on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Dariush Safvat
Iranian musicianDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
T. K. Ramamoorthy
Indian composer and violinistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
V. S. Ramadevi
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Anthony Marriott
British actor and playwrightDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Henry Maksoud
Brazilian businessmanDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Wojciech Leśnikowski
Polish architect and academicDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
McDowell Lee
American politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Bernat Klein
Yugoslavian-born Scottish fashion designer and spyDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Michael C. Janeway
American newspaper editor (Boston Globe)Died on Thursday April 17th 2014
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author (One Hundred Years of SolitudeDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Andrés Uriel Gallego
Colombian civil engineer and politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Cheo Feliciano
American Puerto Rican salsa and bolero composer and singerDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Steve Cappiello
American politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Nikolaos Vorvolakos
Greek Army officerDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Nancy Brataas
American politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Karpal Singh
Malaysian lawyer and politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Mayra Alejandra
Venezuelan actressDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Volodymyr Ivanovych Rybak
Ukrainian politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
L. Jay Oliva
American academic and educatorDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Raul Bragança Neto
São Toméan politicianDied on Thursday April 17th 2014